Editors' Picks

With the Fire on High

By:
Elizabeth Acevedo

Narrated by:
Elizabeth Acevedo

Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
105

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
98

Story

5 out of 5 stars
97

Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago’s life has been about making the tough decisions - doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Even though she dreams of working as a chef after she graduates, Emoni knows it’s not worth her time to pursue the impossible. Yet once Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free.

5 out of 5 stars

I felt every word.

By
Sekai
on
05-09-19

Coming of age with a kick

I picked up this listen after a stint of binge watching Chef’s Table, and thought I would find one more inspiring chef’s story, but With the Fire on High is much more. Elizabeth Acevedo’s sophomore novel brings flavor and sazon with its musical verses and fast-talking Spanglish. Acevedo, who narrates (yay!), has a way of infusing magic into the swept-under-the-rug vernacular, as she explores the unique challenges of being bicultural, a woman, a minority, and the universal challenges of being a lost 18 year old with no idea what path to take—or even if there is a path to take. You’ll find grit, recipes, strong female friendships, and even a dash of romance. But be warned, it will leave you with a strong craving for mofongo and tostones.

Beautiful

By:
Juliet Marillier

Narrated by:
Gemma Dawson

Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins

Original Recording

Overall

0 out of 5 stars
0

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0

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0 out of 5 stars
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Hulde is a queen’s daughter and lives in a palace. But her life is lonely. Growing up atop the glass mountain, she knows only her violent and autocratic mother and a household of terrified servants. Then a white bear named Rune comes to visit, and Hulde learns what kindness is. But the queen has a plan for Hulde. When she turns 16, she will wed the most beautiful man in all the world. Hulde has never met her intended husband, and her mother refuses to explain the arrangement.

A Norwegian fairy tale transformed by two huge talents

You don’t need to know East of the Sun, West of the Moon to enjoy Beautiful, but listeners who remember the fairy tale will appreciate the twist at the beginning of this Audible Original. The plot twist sends the tale spinning in a new—and deeper—direction. With the glass mountain (and other realms), Juliet Marillier—as she did in her Sevenwaters series—creates a world of simple rules but emotional complexity in Beautiful. Gemma Dawson’s artistry brings Hulde to life as a sympathetic heroine.

Bloodleaf

By:
Crystal Smith

Narrated by:
Nicola Barber

Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
259

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
246

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
246

Princess Aurelia is a prisoner to her crown and the heir that nobody wants. Surrounded by spirits and banned from using her blood-magic, Aurelia flees her country after a devastating assassination attempt. To escape her fate, Aurelia disguises herself as a commoner in a new land and discovers a happiness her crown has never allowed. As she forges new bonds and perfects her magic, she begins to fall for a man who is forbidden to rule beside her.

5 out of 5 stars

Quality writing

By
Krispian
on
03-20-19

Tell me a fairy tale like this

Right out of the gate, Crystal Smith’s debut novel has been getting some capital-H Hype for its fast-paced plot and clever twists. It’s a fairy tale retelling of Grimm’s "The Goose Girl" about a princess who’s supposed to marry a prince she doesn’t like, but then has her identity stolen by her lady-in-waiting, causing things go awry pretty quickly. The princess, Aurelia, can use illegal blood magic, which she’s forced to use to survive in the underbelly of society. Narrator Nicola Barber can keep up with the fast clip of the story as well as slow it down when we reach the quieter moments. Death and danger run amok in this story, but there’s also romance here too, and Barber is deft in carrying us through it. I can see how this one is going to claim a spot in the lineup of fantastic new YA fantasies this year.

Shout

By:
Laurie Halse Anderson

Narrated by:
Laurie Halse Anderson

Length: 3 hrs and 48 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
27

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
25

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
25

Best-selling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about and advocates for survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published 20 years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless.

4 out of 5 stars

Honest and Deep

By
elizabeth williams
on
03-30-19

Speak. Shout. Listen.

Since its publication 20 years ago, Laurie Halse Anderson’s breakout novel Speak has been captivating and shifting the perspective of teens and adults alike. In the years since, she has been a tireless and unflinching advocate for survivors of sexual assault and now has written Shout, a searing little memoir in lyrical verse that’s at once a poignant revelation on Anderson’s fascinating and sometimes troubled upbringing (not to mention her own experiences with sexual assault), a retrospective of the writing and publication of Speak, and a rallying-cry for justice in the #MeToo era. It’s impossible to distill this incredibly layered, important, and powerful listen into a few sentences, but no other in my Audible library has as many saved clips as this one. Anderson’s story, and those of the survivors she’s met over the years, is filled with lines and paragraphs that stick with you and make you want to pause and think, and to hear them read in her own voice is as powerful as it gets.

Twelve-year-old Manuel leaves his small town in Mexico to join his older brother in Los Angeles. To cross the US border, he must become a “beast rider” - someone who hops on a train. The first time he tries, he is stopped by the Mexican police, who arrest and beat him. When he tries again, he is attacked by a Mexican gang and left for dead. Just when Manuel is ready to turn back, he finds new hope.

4 out of 5 stars

I'm grateful

By
Anonymous User
on
04-06-19

To the border and beyond

About a decade ago I read a novel about a teen boy’s attempt to cross from Mexico to California by riding on the top of a train. It’s a story that’s stayed with me and I’ve wondered how things might have changed for train-jumpers in recent years. That’s why Beast Rider jumped out at me from the list of new releases. The creative trinity behind this story (award-winning children’s author, Oaxaca-based therapist and translator, and Latino narrator) seems ideal to tell the story of a young man’s dangerous attempt to pursue his dreams of a better future. I added it to my wish list without pausing, steeling myself for the challenging listen ahead.

After With the Fire on High: Next Listens

The Poet X

By:
Elizabeth Acevedo

Narrated by:
Elizabeth Acevedo

Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
747

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
678

Story

5 out of 5 stars
675

Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers - especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, whom her family can never know about.

5 out of 5 stars

open mic night

By
Sarah Donovan
on
04-13-18

The First Part Last

By:
Angela Johnson

Narrated by:
Khalipa Oldjohn,
Kole Kristi

Length: 1 hr and 42 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
75

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
54

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
55

Bobby is a typical urban New York City teenager, impulsive, eager, and restless. For his 16th birthday he cuts school with his two best buddies, grabs a couple of slices at his favorite pizza joint, catches a flick at a nearby multiplex, and gets some news from his girlfriend, Nia, that changes his life forever: He's going to be a father.

4 out of 5 stars

pretty alright

By
aziz
on
08-04-16

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

By:
Erika L. Sánchez

Narrated by:
Kyla Garcia

Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,681

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,494

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,501

Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never
abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga's role. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out
every possible way Julia has failed.

5 out of 5 stars

FOR LATINAS WHO ARE OFTEN TOLD THEY "SOUND WHITE"

By
Alex
on
12-14-18

On the Come Up

By:
Angie Thomas

Narrated by:
Bahni Turpin

Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,324

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
1,220

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,217

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least get some streams on her mixtape. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But when her mom unexpectedly loses her job, food banks and shut-off notices become as much a part of Bri's life as beats and rhymes. With bills piling up and homelessness staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it - she has to make it.

5 out of 5 stars

Thomas and Turpin are my perfect pairing

By
Katie - Audible
on
02-05-19

The Poet X

By:
Elizabeth Acevedo

Narrated by:
Elizabeth Acevedo

Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
747

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
678

Story

5 out of 5 stars
675

Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers - especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, whom her family can never know about.

5 out of 5 stars

open mic night

By
Sarah Donovan
on
04-13-18

The First Part Last

By:
Angela Johnson

Narrated by:
Khalipa Oldjohn,
Kole Kristi

Length: 1 hr and 42 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
75

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
54

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
55

Bobby is a typical urban New York City teenager, impulsive, eager, and restless. For his 16th birthday he cuts school with his two best buddies, grabs a couple of slices at his favorite pizza joint, catches a flick at a nearby multiplex, and gets some news from his girlfriend, Nia, that changes his life forever: He's going to be a father.

4 out of 5 stars

pretty alright

By
aziz
on
08-04-16

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

By:
Erika L. Sánchez

Narrated by:
Kyla Garcia

Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,681

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,494

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,501

Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never
abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter. That was Olga's role. Then a tragic accident on the busiest street in Chicago leaves Olga dead and Julia left behind to reassemble the shattered pieces of her family. And no one seems to acknowledge that Julia is broken, too. Instead, her mother seems to channel her grief into pointing out
every possible way Julia has failed.

5 out of 5 stars

FOR LATINAS WHO ARE OFTEN TOLD THEY "SOUND WHITE"

By
Alex
on
12-14-18

On the Come Up

By:
Angie Thomas

Narrated by:
Bahni Turpin

Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,324

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
1,220

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,217

Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least get some streams on her mixtape. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died right before he hit big, Bri's got massive shoes to fill. But when her mom unexpectedly loses her job, food banks and shut-off notices become as much a part of Bri's life as beats and rhymes. With bills piling up and homelessness staring her family down, Bri no longer just wants to make it - she has to make it.

5 out of 5 stars

Thomas and Turpin are my perfect pairing

By
Katie - Audible
on
02-05-19

Pride

By:
Ibi Zoboi

Narrated by:
Elizabeth Acevedo

Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
246

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
219

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
218

Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding.

5 out of 5 stars

Every girl from the hood needs to listen to this

By
Kiana
on
09-19-18

Black Enough

By:
Ibi Zoboi,
Tracey Baptiste,
Coe Booth,
and others

Narrated by:
Bahni Turpin,
Ron Butler

Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
22

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
17

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
17

Edited by National Book Award finalist Ibi Zoboi and featuring some of the most acclaimed best-selling black authors writing for teens today - Black Enough is an essential collection of captivating stories about what it’s like to be young and black in America.

4 out of 5 stars

Good book

By
MzL8dy
on
05-10-19

Gabi, a Girl in Pieces

By:
Isabel Quintero

Narrated by:
Kyla Garcia

Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
99

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
81

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
80

My mother named me Gabriella, after my grandmother who, coincidentally, didn't want to meet me when I was born because my mother was unmarried, and therefore living in sin. My mom has told me the story many, many, many, times of how, when she confessed to my grandmother that she was pregnant with me, her mother beat her. BEAT HER! She was 25. That story is the basis of my sexual education and has reiterated why it's important to wait until you're married to give it up.

5 out of 5 stars

Very good YA

By
Sunshine
on
02-25-18

Let Me Hear a Rhyme

By:
Tiffany D. Jackson

Narrated by:
Korey Jackson,
Nile Bullock,
Adenrele Ojo,
and others

Length: 9 hrs and 31 mins

Unabridged

Overall

0 out of 5 stars
0

Performance

0 out of 5 stars
0

Story

0 out of 5 stars
0

Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right: Things done changed. But that doesn’t mean Quadir and Jarrell are cool letting their best friend Steph’s music lie forgotten under his bed after he’s murdered - not when his rhymes could turn any Bed-Stuy corner into a party. With the help of Steph’s younger sister, Jasmine, they come up with a plan to promote Steph’s music under a new rap name: the Architect. Soon, everyone wants a piece of him. When his demo catches the attention of a hotheaded music label rep, the trio must prove Steph’s talent from beyond the grave.

Books On Screen

Riverdale: Get Out of Town

When Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead take a road trip, they discover that their small-town problems seem to follow them wherever they go. Archie's on trial for murder, and the evidence is stacked against him. Betty, Veronica, and Jughead all know that Archie is being framed by Hiram Lodge, but how can they prove it? The gang comes up with a last-ditch plan to prove Archie's innocence: They have to go back to the scene of the crime. They have to go back to Shadow Lake.

Batman: Nightwalker

DC Icons, Book 2

By:
Marie Lu

Narrated by:
Will Damron

Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
543

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
499

Story

4 out of 5 stars
501

The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list. Bruce is turning 18 and inheriting his family's fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Industries and all the tech gadgetry that he could ever desire. But on the way home from his birthday party, he makes an impulsive choice that leads to community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison. There, he meets Madeleine Wallace, a brilliant killer with ties to the Nightwalkers. A girl who will speak only to Bruce. She is the mystery he must unravel.

Based on the massively successful CW show, Riverdale, this prequel novel explores what the gang was doing before season one. Why did Jughead and Archie have a falling out? What did Veronica’s life look like in the Big Apple? And how long has Betty really been in love with Archie? Told from multiple points of view, your favorite characters tell their story their way.

5 out of 5 stars

Huge Riverdale Fan

By
Elizabeth Snyder
on
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Marvel's Black Widow: Forever Red

By:
Margaret Stohl

Narrated by:
Julia Whelan

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
389

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
365

Story

4 out of 5 stars
362

Natasha Romanoff is one of the world's most lethal assassins. Trained from a young age in the arts of death and deception, Natasha was given the title of Black Widow by Ivan Somodorov, her brutal teacher at the Red Room, Moscow's infamous academy for operatives.

1 out of 5 stars

Not a guilty pleasure - a waste of a credit

By
Floyd
on
06-26-17

Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Force Collector

By:
Kevin Shinick

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

0 out of 5 stars
0

Performance

0 out of 5 stars
0

Story

0 out of 5 stars
0

In this Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker young adult novel set just before The Force Awakens, a restless teenager sets out to discover what connection his mysterious Force powers have to the fabled Jedi and what the Force has in store for him.

The Sun Is Also a Star

By:
Nicola Yoon

Narrated by:
Bahni Turpin,
Raymond Lee,
Dominic Hoffman

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,046

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,856

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,854

I'm a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I'm definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is 12 hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won't be my story.

5 out of 5 stars

Beautifully written love story

By
BookLuvr73
on
12-16-16

Riverdale: Get Out of Town

When Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Jughead take a road trip, they discover that their small-town problems seem to follow them wherever they go. Archie's on trial for murder, and the evidence is stacked against him. Betty, Veronica, and Jughead all know that Archie is being framed by Hiram Lodge, but how can they prove it? The gang comes up with a last-ditch plan to prove Archie's innocence: They have to go back to the scene of the crime. They have to go back to Shadow Lake.

Batman: Nightwalker

DC Icons, Book 2

By:
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Narrated by:
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Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
543

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
499

Story

4 out of 5 stars
501

The Nightwalkers are terrorizing Gotham City, and Bruce Wayne is next on their list. Bruce is turning 18 and inheriting his family's fortune, not to mention the keys to Wayne Industries and all the tech gadgetry that he could ever desire. But on the way home from his birthday party, he makes an impulsive choice that leads to community service at Arkham Asylum, the infamous prison. There, he meets Madeleine Wallace, a brilliant killer with ties to the Nightwalkers. A girl who will speak only to Bruce. She is the mystery he must unravel.

Based on the massively successful CW show, Riverdale, this prequel novel explores what the gang was doing before season one. Why did Jughead and Archie have a falling out? What did Veronica’s life look like in the Big Apple? And how long has Betty really been in love with Archie? Told from multiple points of view, your favorite characters tell their story their way.

5 out of 5 stars

Huge Riverdale Fan

By
Elizabeth Snyder
on
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Marvel's Black Widow: Forever Red

By:
Margaret Stohl

Narrated by:
Julia Whelan

Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
389

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
365

Story

4 out of 5 stars
362

Natasha Romanoff is one of the world's most lethal assassins. Trained from a young age in the arts of death and deception, Natasha was given the title of Black Widow by Ivan Somodorov, her brutal teacher at the Red Room, Moscow's infamous academy for operatives.

1 out of 5 stars

Not a guilty pleasure - a waste of a credit

By
Floyd
on
06-26-17

Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: Force Collector

By:
Kevin Shinick

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Unabridged

Overall

0 out of 5 stars
0

Performance

0 out of 5 stars
0

Story

0 out of 5 stars
0

In this Journey to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker young adult novel set just before The Force Awakens, a restless teenager sets out to discover what connection his mysterious Force powers have to the fabled Jedi and what the Force has in store for him.

The Sun Is Also a Star

By:
Nicola Yoon

Narrated by:
Bahni Turpin,
Raymond Lee,
Dominic Hoffman

Length: 8 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,046

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,856

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,854

I'm a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I'm definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is 12 hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won't be my story.

5 out of 5 stars

Beautifully written love story

By
BookLuvr73
on
12-16-16

The Golden Compass

His Dark Materials, Book 1

By:
Philip Pullman

Narrated by:
Philip Pullman,
full cast

Length: 10 hrs and 39 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
12,536

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
8,472

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
8,491

Lyra is rushing to the cold, far North, where witch clans and armored bears rule. North, where the Gobblers take the children they steal - including her friend Roger. North, where her fearsome uncle Asriel is trying to build a bridge to a parallel world. Can one small girl make a difference in such great and terrible endeavors? This is Lyra: a savage, a schemer, a liar, and as fierce and true a champion as Roger or Asriel could want. But what Lyra doesn't know is that to help one of them will be to betray the other....

5 out of 5 stars

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By
Arnold C. Macdonald
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Alita: Battle Angel

The Official Movie Novelization

By:
Pat Cadigan

Narrated by:
Brian Nishii

Length: 9 hrs and 23 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
203

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
194

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
192

Based on manga by Yukito Kishiro, this official audio novelization to the 2018 science-fiction film, Alita: Battle Angel, features a female cyborg rescued from the scrap heap by a scientist in the 26th century.

5 out of 5 stars

Very well done, very enjoyable

By
slosuenos
on
03-01-19

Wonder Woman: Warbringer

By:
Leigh Bardugo

Narrated by:
Mozhan Marno

Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,182

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,102

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,106

She will become one of the world's greatest heroes: Wonder Woman. But first she is Diana, princess of the Amazons. And her fight is just beginning. Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. But when the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law - risking exile - to save a mere mortal. Even worse, Alia Keralis is no ordinary girl and with this single brave act, Diana may have doomed the world.

2 out of 5 stars

Good narration, but flat characters

By
jeffery
on
08-31-17

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition

By:
William Kamkwamba,
Bryan Mealer

Narrated by:
Korey Jackson

Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
319

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
292

Story

5 out of 5 stars
289

When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. The family was starving, and they could hardly find money for food, let alone school fees. Forced to drop out, William began to explore the science books in his village library. There, he came up with an idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill.

5 out of 5 stars

kids loved it

By
Summer
on
08-21-17

The Hunger Games: Special Edition

By:
Suzanne Collins

Narrated by:
Tatiana Maslany

Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
505

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
485

Story

5 out of 5 stars
485

Emmy Award-winning actress Tatiana Maslany narrates a brand-new special edition recording of the first audiobook in the worldwide best-selling trilogy from Suzanne Collins! In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by 12 outlying districts. The Capitol keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

5 out of 5 stars

Now THIS is what Katniss is supposed to sound like

By
Carly Jurica
on
11-02-18

Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster

By:
Liza Palmer

Narrated by:
Sarah Mollo-Christensen

Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
32

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
29

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
29

Carol Danvers kicks off her US Air Force career with her first year at flight school, where she'll be tested in ways she never thought possible - and make a lifelong friend, Maria Rambeau, in the process - in this atmospheric and exciting prelude to the upcoming Marvel Studios film Captain Marvel!

5 out of 5 stars

Awesome story, but no superhero stuff.

By
Doctor P.
on
03-15-19

Dumplin'

By:
Julie Murphy

Narrated by:
Eileen Stevens

Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,396

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,290

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,296

Dubbed "Dumplin'" by her former beauty queen mom, Willowdean has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked...until Will takes a job at Harpy's, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn't surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she
is surprised when he seems to like her back.

5 out of 5 stars

Enjoyable heartwarming story

By
Jenjer
on
08-26-16

Five Feet Apart

By:
Rachael Lippincott

Narrated by:
Joy Osmanski,
Corey Brill

Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
916

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
806

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
811

Stella Grant likes to be in control - even though her totally out-of-control lungs have sent her in and out of the hospital most of her life. At this point, what Stella needs to control most is keeping herself away from anyone or anything that might pass along an infection and jeopardize the possibility of a lung transplant. Six feet apart. No exceptions. The only thing Will Newman wants to be in control of is getting out of this hospital. He couldn’t care less about his treatments or a fancy new clinical drug trial. Will’s exactly what Stella needs to stay away from.

3 out of 5 stars

It's just missing something

By
Megan Xiaomei
on
12-09-18

The Hate U Give

By:
Angie Thomas

Narrated by:
Bahni Turpin

Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
34,665

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
32,034

Story

5 out of 5 stars
31,922

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

5 out of 5 stars

This Book Changed My Entire Perspective

By
Wendi
on
01-14-18

Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War: Thanos

Titan Consumed

By:
Barry Lyga

Narrated by:
Tom Taylorson

Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
528

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
476

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
472

In Avengers: Infinity War, a threat emerged from the cosmos - Thanos, a ruthless warlord who plans to collect all six Infinity Stones. Joined by his formidable allies, he will be near-unstoppable at achieving his goal. The Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, Doctor Strange, and Spider-Man must join forces and fight side by side to stop Thanos, while the fate of the Earth and the universe lays in the balance.

5 out of 5 stars

What a great story

By
tye syd
on
12-23-18

To All the Boys I've Loved Before

By:
Jenny Han

Narrated by:
Laura Knight Keating

Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,362

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,980

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,973

Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control in this heartfelt novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer I Turned Pretty series. What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once?

4 out of 5 stars

loved it!

By
Jennifer
on
07-17-15

Mortal Engines

Mortal Engines, Book 1

By:
Philip Reeve

Narrated by:
Barnaby Edwards

Length: 8 hrs and 57 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,005

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,607

Story

4 out of 5 stars
4,600

Welcome to the astounding world of Predator Cities! Emerging from its hiding place in the hills, the great Traction City is chasing a terrified little town across the wastelands. Soon, London will feed. In the attack, Tom Natsworthy is flung from the speeding city with a murderous scar-faced girl. They must run for their lives through the wreckage - and face a terrifying new weapon that threatens the future of the world.

3 out of 5 stars

Creative but hard to stay engaged in

By
Karissa Eckert
on
11-26-17

Miles Morales

Spider-Man

By:
Jason Reynolds

Narrated by:
Guy Lockard

Length: 6 hrs and 53 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
367

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
336

Story

4 out of 5 stars
339

Miles Morales is just your average teenager. Dinner every Sunday with his parents, chilling out playing old-school video games with his best friend, Ganke, crushing on brainy, beautiful poet Alicia. He's even got a scholarship spot at the prestigious Brooklyn Visions Academy. Oh yeah, and he's Spider Man. But lately Miles' Spidey-sense has been on the fritz. When a misunderstanding leads to his suspension from school, Miles begins to question his abilities.

4 out of 5 stars

"You Are Just Like Me"

By
Jaime Alvarez
on
08-09-17

Ready Player One

By:
Ernest Cline

Narrated by:
Wil Wheaton

Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
214,310

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
200,131

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
199,714

At once wildly original and stuffed with irresistible nostalgia,
Ready Player One is a spectacularly genre-busting, ambitious, and charming debut—part quest novel, part love story, and part virtual space opera set in a universe where spell-slinging mages battle giant Japanese robots, entire planets are inspired by
Blade Runner, and flying DeLoreans achieve light speed.

5 out of 5 stars

I’m sorry I waited so long to read this book.

By
Julie W. Capell
on
05-27-14

A Wrinkle in Time

By:
Madeleine L'Engle

Narrated by:
Hope Davis,
Ava DuVernay,
Madeleine L'Engle,
and others

Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
16,655

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
14,858

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
14,867

Meg Murry, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a "tesseract", which, if you didn't know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg's father had been experimenting with time travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?

5 out of 5 stars

Thank You for a New Narrator

By
Patricia
on
02-01-12

Every Day

By:
David Levithan

Narrated by:
Alex McKenna

Length: 8 hrs and 25 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
1,745

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,560

Story

4 out of 5 stars
1,558

Every morning, A wakes in a different person’s body, a different person’s life. There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere. It’s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin’s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply....

5 out of 5 stars

Conflicted after the ending

By
Sarah
on
07-26-13

Thirteen Reasons Why

By:
Jay Asher

Narrated by:
Debra Wiseman,
Joel Johnstone

Length: 6 hrs and 24 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,317

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,512

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
6,529

Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his classmate and crush, who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah's voice explains that there are 13 reasons she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he'll find out why.

5 out of 5 stars

An Ideal Audio Book

By
Diana
on
01-10-11

Black Panther

The Young Prince

By:
Ronald L. Smith

Narrated by:
Dion Graham

Length: 5 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
247

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
222

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
223

Life is comfortable for 12-year-old T'Challa in his home of Wakanda, an isolated, technologically advanced African nation. When he's not learning how to rule a kingdom from his father - the reigning Black Panther - or testing out the latest tech, he's off breaking rules with his best friend, M'Baku. But as conflict brews near Wakanda, T'Challa's father makes a startling announcement: he's sending T'Challa and M'Baku to school in America.

5 out of 5 stars

Coming to America meets Harry Potter

By
Wayne Edward Evans
on
01-15-18

Everything, Everything

By:
Nicola Yoon

Narrated by:
Bahni Turpin,
Robbie Daymond

Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,366

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,016

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,016

This innovative, heartfelt debut novel tells the story of a girl who's literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she's ever known.

4 out of 5 stars

Bubble Girl Meets Boy

By
FanB14
on
09-16-15

The Knife of Never Letting Go

Chaos Walking, Book 1

By:
Patrick Ness

Narrated by:
Nick Podehl

Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
1,340

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,182

Story

4 out of 5 stars
1,190

Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him - something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily silent creature: a girl. Who is she?

4 out of 5 stars

Really interesting world but seriously messed up

By
Howard
on
05-24-12

Alita: Battle Angel - Iron City

The Official Movie Prequel

By:
Pat Cadigan

Narrated by:
Brian Nishii

Length: 8 hrs and 53 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
126

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
119

Story

4 out of 5 stars
118

On the shattered surface of the earth, there is a metropolis that lives amid the garbage thrown down from the inhabitants of a sky city floating above it. Welcome to Iron City. A lonely doctor specializing in cyborg repair, Ido, is doing his best to help the citizens of Iron City. Hugo, a young man surviving on a life of crime, spots the ultimate steal: an object that will unearth secrets from his own past. And Vector, the most powerful businessman in the city, has his sights set on a new technology that will change the future of Iron City forever....

3 out of 5 stars

Meh

By
Jason
on
11-26-18

A Dog's Journey

By:
W. Bruce Cameron

Narrated by:
George K. Wilson

Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,593

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,436

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,432

After searching for his purpose through several eventful lives, Buddy is sure that he has found and fulfilled it. Yet as he watches curious baby Clarity get into dangerous mischief, he is certain that this little girl is very much in need of a dog of her own. When Buddy is reborn, he realizes that he has a new destiny. He's overjoyed when he is adopted by Clarity, now a vibrant but troubled teenager. When they are suddenly separated, Buddy despairs - who will take care of his girl?

4 out of 5 stars

A Darker, Sadder Sequel

By
Library Volunteer
on
07-13-12

Notorious RBG

The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

By:
Irin Carmon,
Shana Knizhnik

Narrated by:
Andi Arndt

Length: 5 hrs and 9 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,866

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,460

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,442

Nearly a half century into being a feminist and legal pioneer, something funny happened to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The octogenarian won the Internet. Across America, people who weren't even born when Ginsburg made her name are tattooing themselves with her face, setting her famously searing dissents to music, and making viral videos in tribute.

5 out of 5 stars

Fall in love with RBG! I did.

By
serine
on
01-23-16

The Fault in Our Stars

By:
John Green

Narrated by:
Kate Rudd

Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
22,406

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
20,323

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
20,425

Despite the tumor-shrinking medical miracle that has bought her a few years, Hazel has never been anything but terminal, her final chapter inscribed upon diagnosis. But when a gorgeous plot twist named Augustus Waters suddenly appears at Cancer Kid Support Group, Hazel’s story is about to be completely rewritten. Insightful, bold, irreverent, and raw,
The Fault in Our Stars is award-winning-author John Green’s most ambitious and heartbreaking work yet, brilliantly exploring the funny, thrilling, and tragic business of being alive and in love.

4 out of 5 stars

Wonderful Poignant Story

By
AudioAddict
on
04-25-13

Award-Winning Young Adult Literature

The Hate U Give

By:
Angie Thomas

Narrated by:
Bahni Turpin

Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
34,665

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
32,034

Story

5 out of 5 stars
31,922

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

5 out of 5 stars

This Book Changed My Entire Perspective

By
Wendi
on
01-14-18

The Book Thief

By:
Markus Zusak

Narrated by:
Allan Corduner

Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
22,198

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
19,019

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
19,048

It's just a small story really, about, among other things, a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist: books.

5 out of 5 stars

Glad I took a chance.

By
Robert
on
08-20-11

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

By:
Maya Angelou

Narrated by:
Maya Angelou

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,973

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,591

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,588

Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age - and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. But years later, she learns about love for herself and the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors.

5 out of 5 stars

Emotional & Powerful

By
Miss Toni
on
06-30-13

Scythe

By:
Neal Shusterman

Narrated by:
Greg Tremblay

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
8,330

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,794

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,790

A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: Humanity has conquered all those things and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life - and they are commanded to do so in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe - a role that neither wants. These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.

From her first moment at Merryweather High, Melinda Sordino knows she's an outcast. She busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, a major infraction in high-school society, so her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't know glare at her. She retreats into her head, where the lies and hypocrisies of high school stand in stark relief to her own silence, making her all the more mute.

4 out of 5 stars

✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫

By
Cyndi Marie
on
06-17-18

The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage

Book of Dust, Volume 1

By:
Philip Pullman

Narrated by:
Michael Sheen

Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,227

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
3,960

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,932

Renowned storyteller Philip Pullman returns to the parallel world of Lyra Belacqua and His Dark Materials for a thrilling and epic adventure in which daemons, alethiometers, and the Magisterium all play parts.

3 out of 5 stars

Disturbing differences from print text

By
Damon D. Hickey
on
10-24-17

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

By:
Benjamin Alire Saenz

Narrated by:
Lin-Manuel Miranda

Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,598

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,249

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,248

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship - the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

5 out of 5 stars

One of the best novels I've listened to in years.

By
Rain
on
10-27-13

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

By:
Mackenzi Lee

Narrated by:
Christian Coulson

Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,093

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
2,919

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,913

Henry "Monty" Montague doesn't care that his roguish passions are far from suitable for the gentleman he was born to be. But as Monty embarks on his grand tour of Europe, his quests for pleasure and vice are in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family's estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, Percy.

5 out of 5 stars

Even better than I expected...

By
5ismyfavoritenumber
on
07-22-17

Looking for Alaska

By:
John Green

Narrated by:
Jeff Woodman

Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
6,462

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,732

Story

4 out of 5 stars
5,760

Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words - and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed-up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps.

Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another.

4 out of 5 stars

Decidedly adult content...

By
RaisinNut
on
10-14-12

The Hate U Give

By:
Angie Thomas

Narrated by:
Bahni Turpin

Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins

Unabridged

Overall

5 out of 5 stars
34,665

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
32,034

Story

5 out of 5 stars
31,922

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

5 out of 5 stars

This Book Changed My Entire Perspective

By
Wendi
on
01-14-18

The Book Thief

By:
Markus Zusak

Narrated by:
Allan Corduner

Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
22,198

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
19,019

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
19,048

It's just a small story really, about, among other things, a girl, some words, an accordionist, some fanatical Germans, a Jewish fist-fighter, and quite a lot of thievery. Set during World War II in Germany, Markus Zusak's groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can't resist: books.

5 out of 5 stars

Glad I took a chance.

By
Robert
on
08-20-11

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

By:
Maya Angelou

Narrated by:
Maya Angelou

Length: 10 hrs and 11 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,973

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,591

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,588

Sent by their mother to live with their devout, self-sufficient grandmother in a small Southern town, Maya and her brother, Bailey, endure the ache of abandonment and the prejudice of the local “powhitetrash.” At eight years old, Maya is attacked by a man many times her age - and has to live with the consequences for a lifetime. But years later, she learns about love for herself and the kindness of others, her own strong spirit, and the ideas of great authors.

5 out of 5 stars

Emotional & Powerful

By
Miss Toni
on
06-30-13

Scythe

By:
Neal Shusterman

Narrated by:
Greg Tremblay

Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
8,330

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,794

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,790

A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: Humanity has conquered all those things and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life - and they are commanded to do so in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe - a role that neither wants. These teens must master the "art" of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.

From her first moment at Merryweather High, Melinda Sordino knows she's an outcast. She busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, a major infraction in high-school society, so her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't know glare at her. She retreats into her head, where the lies and hypocrisies of high school stand in stark relief to her own silence, making her all the more mute.

4 out of 5 stars

✫✫ 4 Stars ✫✫

By
Cyndi Marie
on
06-17-18

The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage

Book of Dust, Volume 1

By:
Philip Pullman

Narrated by:
Michael Sheen

Length: 13 hrs and 8 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
4,227

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
3,960

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,932

Renowned storyteller Philip Pullman returns to the parallel world of Lyra Belacqua and His Dark Materials for a thrilling and epic adventure in which daemons, alethiometers, and the Magisterium all play parts.

3 out of 5 stars

Disturbing differences from print text

By
Damon D. Hickey
on
10-24-17

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

By:
Benjamin Alire Saenz

Narrated by:
Lin-Manuel Miranda

Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,598

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,249

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,248

Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as the loners start spending time together, they discover that they share a special friendship - the kind that changes lives and lasts a lifetime. And it is through this friendship that Ari and Dante will learn the most important truths about themselves and the kind of people they want to be.

5 out of 5 stars

One of the best novels I've listened to in years.

By
Rain
on
10-27-13

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue

By:
Mackenzi Lee

Narrated by:
Christian Coulson

Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,093

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
2,919

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
2,913

Henry "Monty" Montague doesn't care that his roguish passions are far from suitable for the gentleman he was born to be. But as Monty embarks on his grand tour of Europe, his quests for pleasure and vice are in danger of coming to an end. Not only does his father expect him to take over the family's estate upon his return, but Monty is also nursing an impossible crush on his best friend and traveling companion, Percy.

5 out of 5 stars

Even better than I expected...

By
5ismyfavoritenumber
on
07-22-17

Looking for Alaska

By:
John Green

Narrated by:
Jeff Woodman

Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4 out of 5 stars
6,462

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,732

Story

4 out of 5 stars
5,760

Miles Halter is fascinated by famous last words - and tired of his safe life at home. He leaves for boarding school to seek what the dying poet Francois Rabelais called the "Great Perhaps." Much awaits Miles at Culver Creek, including Alaska Young. Clever, funny, screwed-up, and dead sexy, Alaska will pull Miles into her labyrinth and catapult him into the Great Perhaps.

Looking for Alaska brilliantly chronicles the indelible impact one life can have on another.

4 out of 5 stars

Decidedly adult content...

By
RaisinNut
on
10-14-12

Long Way Down

By:
Jason Reynolds

Narrated by:
Jason Reynolds

Length: 1 hr and 43 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
739

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
685

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
683

A cannon. A strap. Or, you can call it a gun. That's what 15-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That's where Will's now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother's gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he's after. Or does he?

5 out of 5 stars

Real and Relevant!

By
tarafarah7: Tara Brown
on
11-05-17

Code Name Verity

By:
Elizabeth Wein

Narrated by:
Morven Christie,
Lucy Gaskell

Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
8,154

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,485

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
7,463

Code Name Verity is a compelling, emotionally rich story with universal themes of friendship and loyalty, heroism and bravery. Two young women from totally different backgrounds are thrown together during World War II: one a working-class girl from Manchester, the other a Scottish aristocrat, one a pilot, the other a wireless operator. Yet whenever their paths cross, they complement each other perfectly and before long become devoted friends. But then a vital mission goes wrong....

5 out of 5 stars

Do Not Read Any (other) Reviews of this Book!

By
HDJ
on
12-15-12

Eleanor & Park

By:
Rainbow Rowell

Narrated by:
Rebecca Lowman,
Sunil Malhotra

Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,607

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,074

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
5,094

Set over the course of one school year, in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits - smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you’ll remember your own first love - and just how hard it pulled you under.

4 out of 5 stars

E + P 4-ever!

By
FanB14
on
04-27-14

All American Boys

By:
Jason Reynolds,
Brendan Kiely

Narrated by:
Guy Lockard,
Keith Nobbs

Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
993

Performance

5 out of 5 stars
888

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
888

A bag of chips. That's all 16-year-old Rashad is looking for at the corner bodega. What he finds instead is a fist-happy cop, Paul Galluzzo, who mistakes Rashad for a shoplifter, mistakes Rashad's pleadings that he's stolen nothing for belligerence, mistakes Rashad's resistance to leave the bodega as resisting arrest, mistakes Rashad's every flinch at every punch the cop throws as further resistance and refusal to STAY STILL as ordered.

5 out of 5 stars

Required Reading

By
J. E. Abel
on
09-18-16

Far from the Tree

By:
Robin Benway

Narrated by:
Julia Whelan

Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,450

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,332

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
1,327

Being the middle child has its ups and downs. But for Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovering that she is a middle child is a different ride altogether. After putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family, including: Maya, her loudmouthed younger bio sister, who has a lot to say about their newfound family ties. And Joaquin, their stoic older bio brother, who has no interest in bonding over their shared biological mother.

5 out of 5 stars

SO MOVED BY THIS STORY! GREAT FICTION!

By
Ann
on
02-28-18

Dear Martin

By:
Nic Stone

Narrated by:
Dion Graham

Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
710

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
644

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
648

Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League - but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. And despite leaving his rough neighborhood behind, he can't escape the scorn of his former peers or the ridicule of his new classmates. Justyce looks to the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for answers. But do they hold up anymore? He starts a journal to Dr. King to find out.

5 out of 5 stars

Excellent narration!

By
Chari F. Kauffman
on
02-26-18

Strange the Dreamer

By:
Laini Taylor

Narrated by:
Steve West

Length: 18 hrs and 20 mins

Unabridged

Overall

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,222

Performance

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,015

Story

4.5 out of 5 stars
3,007

The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around - and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Since he was five years old, he's been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. Then a stunning opportunity presents itself in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance or lose his dream forever.